TOKYO Nov 10 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday
after losses on Wall Street and soft data from China hurt
short-term sentiment, while some investors took profits on
recent gains.

The Nikkei share average lost 0.6 percent to end the
morning session at 19,525.87.

"We've seen an opening leg down on sentiment from Wall
Street's bad day, but the good thing is the Nikkei looks quite
sturdy, holding its spot around 19,500 points," said Gavin
Parry, managing director at Parry International Trading.

"I can't see the Nikkei being sold off when the yen's still
holding the 123 handle," he said, referring to the weakness of
the Japanese currency, a factor that's boosted shares of
exporters.

On Monday, U.S. stocks slipped into negative territory for
the year as Wall Street braced for an interest-rate hike and
worried over weak Chinese trade data unveiled on Sunday.

Fresh China concerns came during the Tuesday morning
session, when data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed
Chinese consumer price index rose 1.3 percent year-on-year in
October, compared with a 1.6 percent increase in September. A
Reuters poll had expected a rise of 1.5 percent.